If you still remember my previous quotes, mistakes that men make is often not giving the women right to be upset and then tell them why they shouldnt be and give them solutions or explanations.
"The last thing a woman needs when she is on her way down is someone telling her why shouldnt be down. What she needs is someone to be with her as she goes down, to listen to her while she shares her feelings, and to empathize with what is going through. Even if a man cant fully understand why a woman feels overwhelmed, he can offer his love, attention and support.
"Telling a woman she shouldnt feel hurt is about the worst thing a man can say. It hurts her even more, like poking a stick into an open wound."
"When a woman is feeling hurt, she may sound as if she is blaming him. But if she is given care and understanding, the blame will disapper. Trying to explain to her why she shouldnt be hurt will make matters much worse."
"What she needs is his understanding of why she is hurting."
"Most couples start out arguing about one thing and, within 5 minutes, are arguing about the way they are arguing."
"It is not what we say that hurts but how we says it."
"He is aware neither of how uncaring he sounds nor of how hurtful this is to his partner. At such times, a simple disagreement may sound like an attack to a woman; a request turns into an order. Naturally a woman feels resistant to this unloving approach, even when she would be otherwise receptive to the content of what he was saying."
"Because he does not understand her reaction, he focuses more on explaining the merit of what is saying instead of correcting the way he is saying it."
"He has no idea that he is starting an argument; he thinks she is arguing with him. He defends his point of view while she defends herself from his sharpened expressions, which are hurtful to her."
A common male/female basic patten:
| 1. A woman expresses her upset feelings about "XYZ." | |
| 2. A man explains why she should't be upset about "XYZ." | |
| 3. She feels invalidated and becomes more upset. (She is now more upset about being invalidated than about "XYZ.") | |
| 4. He feels her disapproval and becomes upset. He blames her for upsetting him and expects an apology before making up. | |
| 5. She apologizes and wonders what happened, or she becomes more upset and the argument escalates into a battle. |
"To avoid painful arguments it is important to recoginize how men unknowingly invalidate and how unknowingly women send messages of dispproval."















































